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bribri514
i saw this thread in the coaches and parents forum and figured it only made sense for the gymnasts to have a say too!
my gym has team practice from 3:30-7:30 M-F and 9-3 on Saturday (only for levels 9 and 10). however you don't have to go to all of it. level 4-6 only need to 3 weekday practices, 7 and 8 to 4 weekday practices and level 9 and 10 4 weekday practices and saturday practice or 5 weekday practices and the weekend off, whatever. it usually ends up being around 20 hours. since we're through the rec district in the town where our gym is and in an area where gymnastics is really small, the coaches are really accommodating about practices. we're kind of known as the rural mountain rec gym team compared to the super competitive private clubs along the front range (where denver, co springs, etc. are)
last week the gym team got stuck waiting for team vail freestyle (the super awesome local freestyle skiing team) to finish training on the tramps and floor so we could practice! lol, i guess that's a 'you know you live in the mountains when..."
personally i'm a level 10 who's returning to competition after a 2 year break, so i try to make every session i can, and it's about 25 hours a week. back when i was on the tops national team when i was 9 i didn't practice more than 16 hours a week (my mom wouldn't drive me) and never did more than 20 hours a week when i started level 10 in middle school and qualified for nationals when i was 13 to put everything in perspective... i'm putting in more hours than anyone right now 1) because i'm usually driving myself to practice lol and 2) i want to be ready to compete when season starts january 8th!!!
i do my homework when i come home at night (around 8 or 9) and am usually in bed by 11. it sucks that my gym is almost an hour away when the weather is good, it's such a long drive! i also do work in the morning b/c my mom is a teacher and our fam has 1 car so me and my sis have to go in early with her. i also have a learning lab class during the day that's like a study hall. it's been really helpful since i've been working on college apps and scholarships.
i still have time to hang out with my friends on the weekend, spend time with my fam (usually on sundays) and go to my bf's hockey games i'd say i'm a pretty social person!
so what about you guys? what are your gyms schedules? how much do you train?
my gym has team practice from 3:30-7:30 M-F and 9-3 on Saturday (only for levels 9 and 10). however you don't have to go to all of it. level 4-6 only need to 3 weekday practices, 7 and 8 to 4 weekday practices and level 9 and 10 4 weekday practices and saturday practice or 5 weekday practices and the weekend off, whatever. it usually ends up being around 20 hours. since we're through the rec district in the town where our gym is and in an area where gymnastics is really small, the coaches are really accommodating about practices. we're kind of known as the rural mountain rec gym team compared to the super competitive private clubs along the front range (where denver, co springs, etc. are)
last week the gym team got stuck waiting for team vail freestyle (the super awesome local freestyle skiing team) to finish training on the tramps and floor so we could practice! lol, i guess that's a 'you know you live in the mountains when..."
personally i'm a level 10 who's returning to competition after a 2 year break, so i try to make every session i can, and it's about 25 hours a week. back when i was on the tops national team when i was 9 i didn't practice more than 16 hours a week (my mom wouldn't drive me) and never did more than 20 hours a week when i started level 10 in middle school and qualified for nationals when i was 13 to put everything in perspective... i'm putting in more hours than anyone right now 1) because i'm usually driving myself to practice lol and 2) i want to be ready to compete when season starts january 8th!!!
i do my homework when i come home at night (around 8 or 9) and am usually in bed by 11. it sucks that my gym is almost an hour away when the weather is good, it's such a long drive! i also do work in the morning b/c my mom is a teacher and our fam has 1 car so me and my sis have to go in early with her. i also have a learning lab class during the day that's like a study hall. it's been really helpful since i've been working on college apps and scholarships.
i still have time to hang out with my friends on the weekend, spend time with my fam (usually on sundays) and go to my bf's hockey games i'd say i'm a pretty social person!
so what about you guys? what are your gyms schedules? how much do you train?